Show-case.



S. HIMMEL.

SHOW CASE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 6, 1908.

Patented Jai1.26, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SOLOMON HIM-MEL, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

mend Jan. 26, 1909'.

Application filed November c, 1908. Berle! No; 461,263.

1T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, SOLOMON HIMMEL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State ofMaryland, have 5 invented certain new and useful Im rovements inShow-Cases, of which the fol owing is a specification.

This invention relates to show cases and has reference to an improvedconstruction of corner fastening for securing the side, end and topplates together.

Some of the difliculties heretofore encountered in securing together theplates of glass show cases is in the drilling of holes to receive boltsto hold the plates together and the consequent weakening of the platesby the drilling of the holes. Another objection heretofore present isthe fact that the nuts or bolts to hold the plates together have beenexposed on the outside of the case and in some instances are in directcontact with the glass. By my invention I avoid the drilling of holes;the exposure of nuts or bolts on the outside of the case and also thecontact ofthe bolts or adjusting'screws with the glass plates.

' Another object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionof metal corner frame for holding the glass plates together, whileanother object is to provide-an improved construction of ad'ustable clipdevice for retaining the top plate so that the adjusting screws thereofmay not be required Figure 1 is a plan view of a show case constructedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2, is a top plan view of onecorner of the metal frame ready to receive the top plate. Fig. 3, is avertical section through the secured horizontal and vertical plates andis taken approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is aperspective of the separated corner-portions of the frame including thechannel bar to receive the packing. Fig. 5, is a sectional .detailthrough the frame,- the section being taken on line 55 of Fig. 2, andFig. 6, is a bottom plan view of the devices shown in Fig. 2.

walls, 6, 7, and 8, whichdepen to bind against glass in effecting theirad-' attach the lower edges of t ese plates iszim material andmay bevaried, but in the pres ent instance they are fitted into a channel a,that has been provided inthe base to receive them.

By reference" to Fig. 4 it will be seen that the corner fastening whichinathe present instance is emplo edat each corner of the case as shownin F1g. 1, comprises a horizontal metal plate, 5,having'downWardlyrojectin-g from its outer edge. The shape of this plateis similar to the letter, L in that it has a front portion, 9, thatextends parallel with the front plate, 10, of the case, and asideportion, 11,

that extends at right angles to said front portion and parallel with theend plate, 12, of the case. Atthe inner edge, the metal plate, 5, isprovided with a downwardlyprojecting flange, 13, which is spaced fromthewall, 6, so as to form a channel at the front portion, 9, to receive theu per edge of the front plate While a similar ange, 14, is provided onthe side-portion, 11, to ooaot with the wall, 8, and thereby form achannel to receive the upper edge of the end plate, 12. The extremecorner of the plate, 5, is provided with an extension, 15, Whichprojects beyond the side portion, 11, so as to lie in a plane beyond theouter side of the wall, 8, and also the outer surface, 16, of the endplate, 12 and thereby permit the front plate, 10, to lap over andproject beyond the end plate, as clearly seen in the inverted v1ew ofthe frame in Fig. 6.

A channel bar, 17, extends vertically beneath the metal plate, 5, andsaid bar is preferably formed with or attached to said plate so that itschanneled side, 18, will confront and have position in the same verticalplane as the channel that is formed between the walls, 8, and flange,14. The object and purpose of this vertical channel bar at this point isto provide a recess and a stop to receive the vertical ed e of the endplate, 12. Up osite the channe side,.the bar, 17, is 'provide( with avertical groove, 19, which may receive a ends of which turn upwardly toform a hook,

22,.to engage the top plate as will presently be described. '1 he mannerof securing these clip plates in place so as to permit them to slide mayvary, but in the present instance I have provided notches, 23, in theupper side of the plate, 5, so that the clip plates may seat and slidein said notches and have their upper surfaces flush with the uppersurface of the said plate, 5, as clearly seen in Fig. 4. 'lhe innerends, 24, of the clip plates turn down at one side of the down-turnedflanges, 13, and, 14, and said ends are provided with threadedperforations through which adjusting screws, 25, pass. lhe inner ends ofthese adjusting screws contact with the flanges, 13, or, 14, as the casemay be, so that by turning the screws the clip plates may-be made tomove horizontally by traveling along the screws. It will thus be seenthat the inner ends of these adjusting screws do not contact with thevertical glass plates but with the flanges, 13, or, 14. r

In order to hold the corner plates down on the upper edges of thevertical plates I provide a long bolt or rod, 26, which passes through aperforation, 27, in the corner plate and which depends from said plate,through the case and also through the bottom, 1, beneath which latter itis secured by means of a nut, 28. ,After the side plate has been set upon the bottom of the case, the corner plates are fitted down over theupper edge thereof and thevertical channel bar with its packing,

- 19, is 'fitted close against the inner surface of said side plate tomake a dust-tight joint.

.The end plates may then be set up with its upper edge projectingbeneath the corner plate and between the wall, 8, and flange, 14, andwith its vertical edge entered in the channel, 18, of the channel bar.'lhe bolt, 26, may then be passed through the perforation, 27, in thecorner plate and through the bottom, 1, of the case and secured inposition by' the nut, 28. Screw-threaded perforations, 29, are providedin the corner plates, 5, for a purpose now to be described.

Horizontal channel plates, 30, are fitted over the upper edges of theside and end plates and the ends of these plates are provided withbottom recesses, 31, which project over the upper surface of the cornerplates and also over the clip plates. The recessed end portions of thesechannel plates are provided with perforations, 32, which register withthe perforations, 29, in the plates, 5, so that screws, 33, may bepassed through the two sets of perforations and thereby hold the ends ofthe horizontal channel plates down on top of the corner plates. Theupper side of the horizontal channel lates, or that side that is toconfront the ottoni surface of the top glass plate, is provided with alongitudinal groove, 34, for the reception of a packing, 35, as shown inFig. 3. To secure the top glass on .the case the same is laid on thepacking, 35, in the horizontal channel plates which extend from onecorner plate to another. l he clip plates, 21,

.are then drawn inwardly by turning the screws, 25, on the inside of thecase and when so drawn the hooks, 22, thereof take over the verticaledges of the top plate and hold the same down, as clearly shown in Figs.1 and 3. It will thus be seen that the top, side and end plates are allheld down to the base, 1, by the bolts, 26, without boring or drillingholes in any of said plates and also Without exposing any of theadjusting screws on the outside of the case.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is,-

1. In a show case the combination with the base, of the top side and endplates; a corner plate connecting the side and end plates and interposedbetween the top plate and said side and end plates; a channel barextending vertically from the corner plate and interposed between theside and end plates, and means for holding the top plate down withrespect to the corner plate.

2. Ina show case the combination with the base, of the top, side and endplate; a

cover plate of the juncture ofthe side and end plates and interposedbetween said plates and the top plate; a channel bar extendingvertically from the corner plate and interposed between the side and endplates and a rod extending from the corner plate to thebase for holdingsaid plate down on the side and end plates. j

3. In a show case the combination with the base, of the top, side andend plates; a

corner plate having channels extending at an angle with respect to eachother to' receive the edges of the side and end plates; means forholding the corner plate down on the said plates, and clip platesinterposed between the top plate and said corner plate and means forsliding said clip plates between said corner plate and said top-plate.

4. In a show case the combination with a base, of the top, side and endplates; a corner plate interposed between the upper edges of the sideand end plates and the bottom side of the top plate; clip' platesextending horizontally between the side and top plates and having a hookat one end, and means for adjusting the clip plates by moving the samehorizontally. o

5. In a show case the combination with a base, of the top, side and endplates; a corner plate having a depending. wallatits outer movablehorizontally wit respect to the in presence of two witnesses.

edge and depending flanges at its inner edge depending fienges of thecorner. plates for whereby to en age the outer and inner surmoving theclip-plates horizontally. v 10 faces of the si e and end lates; clipplates In testimony whereof I afiix' my signature corner late and havingan upturned outer -SOLOMON HIMMEL end an a downturned inner end and ad-Witnesses: A

' justing screws assing through the inner CHARLES B. MANN, J1

ends of the clip p ates and bearing against the G. FE DINAn'D VOGT.

